Busman's Honeymoon: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama (BBC Audio Collection: Crime) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Dorothy L. Sayers (Author), Ian Carmichael (Narrator), Full Cast (Narrator)

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Series: BBC Audio Collection: Crime | Publication Date: August 10, 2010

The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature's most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers' charming investigator in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatization.

Society's eligible women are in mourning, as Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last. Having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely Harriet Vane, they depart for a tranquil honeymoon in a country farmhouse. But the couple's newly wedded peace is shattered when the dead body of the previous owner is found in the cellar. Why would anyone have wanted to kill old Mr. Noakes? What dark secrets was he hiding?

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About the Author

Dorothy L. Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, and translated Dante's Divina Commedia.

Ian Carmichael appeared in a vast number of television productions including The Importance of Being Earnest and the successful The World of Wooster series for BBC TV. He portrayed Lord Peter Wimsey in several series for television. Film appearances included Lucky Jim, The Lady Vanishes and Heaven's Above. He died in February 2010.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: AudioGO Ltd. (August 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563525479
• ISBN-13: 978-0563525479
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If only it were not abridged, August 31, 2010

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This is a favorite of mine and I looked forward to listening to Peter and Harriet wrangle out their new marriage and solve a murder while I am suffering in commuter traffic. Sayers orginally wrote Busman's Honeymoon as a play and later fleshed it out to a novel, so it can stand alone without the exposition, relying on sparkling dialogue to keep listeners entertained. If I didn't know the novel so well, I might not miss the omitted bits. The gossipy letters among society ladies that set up the marriage are gone, and the listener jumps immediately into the newlyweds' late night arrival at Talboys with no preamble. Small scenes of country life are jettisoned in favor of speeding the murder investigation. All the actors are excellent, and I enjoy listening to Ian Carmichael without having to look at him - he was not the best physical embodiment of Peter Wimsey, in my opinion. Not sorry I bought it, only wish the script writers had made different choices on what to keep.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Last completed novel containing Harriet Vane., November 11, 2006

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This review is from: Busman's Honeymoon: A Full-Cast BBC Radio Drama (BBC Audio Collection: Crime) (Audio CD)

The title "Busman's Honeymoon" is sort of a play on words. Look up busman's holiday in the dictionary. In fact it was a play that was also made into a movie "Hunted Honeymoon" (1940) starring Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings. There are still some short stories and a novel finished by someone else; however Busman's Honeymoon is the last of the novel series containing Harriet Vane. Some of the short stories are "The Haunted Policeman" and "Talboys."

The book starts off with a series of letters from well-known friends of the couple, described previous in Dorothy L. Sayers' novels. They bring you up to date while describing the wedding of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Some of the charters are just referenced yes it ought on and you will have to have read the previous novels for fuller detail.

The primary thrust of this novel is the relationship between Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. With exquisite descriptions of their life and the English environment in which they live. Oh yes, there is also a mystery. However the mystery does not overshadow the rest of the story.

One of the most important overlooked items in most descriptions of this book is the expanded explanation of the history and relationship of Bunter to Lord Peter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun audio book, January 12, 2011

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Very fasted paced mystery ......Very good storytelling ..........and good voice on reader, sometimes no matter how good the story the readers voice just doesn't fit the story.. Well not in this case storyline strong reader excellent.